New York University
New York, NY
$275KTax year 2023
Conservation Fellowships
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Samuel H Kress Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 13-1624176 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Lisa Schermerhorn Interim President
- Phone
- (212) 861-4993
- Deadlines
- Application deadlines*: January 15, April 1, and October 1 *if weekend deadline is previous friday
- Application materials
- -cover letter with contact information to which correspondence can be directed. -three to five page description of project -illustrations, if applicable (color photocopies are acceptable) -curriculum vitae of the project's primary participant(s) -a detailed budget. If the grantee is outside the us the budget should show all amounts in both foreign currency and us dollars; quote a current exchange rate; and cite a trusted source of that rate. The foundation suggests that grantees use: www.oanda.com -IRS determination letter of 501(c)3 status for the organization that would receive and administer the grant in addition to submitting printed materials, applicants must also email a digital copy of their application to applications@kressfoundation.org - this digital submission should be sent as a single PDF document
Deadlines, materials and limits are not in the filing; check with the foundation.
Original filing text
- Contact
- LISA SCHERMERHORN INTERIM PRESIDENT
- Address
- 174 E 80TH STREET NEW YORK, NY, 10075
- Phone
- 2128614993
- Deadlines
- APPLICATION DEADLINES*: JANUARY 15, APRIL 1, AND OCTOBER 1 *IF WEEKEND DEADLINE IS PREVIOUS FRIDAY
- Application materials
- -COVER LETTER WITH CONTACT INFORMATION TO WHICH CORRESPONDENCE CAN BE DIRECTED. -THREE TO FIVE PAGE DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT -ILLUSTRATIONS, IF APPLICABLE (COLOR PHOTOCOPIES ARE ACCEPTABLE) -CURRICULUM VITAE OF THE PROJECT'S PRIMARY PARTICIPANT(S) -A DETAILED BUDGET. IF THE GRANTEE IS OUTSIDE THE US THE BUDGET SHOULD SHOW ALL AMOUNTS IN BOTH FOREIGN CURRENCY AND US DOLLARS; QUOTE A CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE; AND CITE A TRUSTED SOURCE OF THAT RATE. THE FOUNDATION SUGGESTS THAT GRANTEES USE: WWW.OANDA.COM -IRS DETERMINATION LETTER OF 501(C)3 STATUS FOR THE ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD RECEIVE AND ADMINISTER THE GRANT IN ADDITION TO SUBMITTING PRINTED MATERIALS, APPLICANTS MUST ALSO EMAIL A DIGITAL COPY OF THEIR APPLICATION TO APPLICATIONS@KRESSFOUNDATION.ORG - THIS DIGITAL SUBMISSION SHOULD BE SENT AS A SINGLE PDF DOCUMENT
- Restrictions
- N/A
Reported organization name: SAMUEL H KRESS FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 87 | $2.3M |
| 2023 | 98 | $2.3M |
Where Samuel H Kress Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
New York University
New York, NY
$275KTax year 2024
Conservation fellowships
Foundation for Advancement in Conservation
Washington, DC
$230KTax year 2024
Conservation fellowships
Foundation for Advancement in Conservation
Washington, DC
$230KTax year 2023
Conservation Fellowships
National Gallery of Art
Landover, MD
$170KTax year 2024
Institutional fellowships
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (185 reported in all).
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Start freeAbout this data
Figures are aggregated from Samuel H Kress Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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